Chapter 255: Gu Rong's Shock - Judging Character through Hidden Weapons

Su Ming was taken aback; he hadn't expected Tang San to bring up such an incident.

In the shadows, Gu Rong overheard something shocking from Tang San's words—Su Ming was involved in something ambiguous with both Xiao Wu and Ning Rongrong! How could this be? Ning Rongrong was the little princess of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Clan. Did Rongrong know about this?

If Tang San was telling the truth, Su Ming's potential future as their clan's son-in-law would need to be reconsidered—they certainly wouldn't let their little princess be mistreated.

Tang San continued, "Xiao Wu, look! Su Ming isn't denying it, so he's admitting it. Now you see his true face, don't you?"

"He criticizes Fatty and Boss Dai, but has he done any better himself? At least my feelings for you are genuine. We've known each other for so many years, you should know me well enough by now!"

"I've never gone to those kinds of places."

Su Ming: ...

He hadn't stayed silent because he was admitting to anything; the woman Tang San overheard was Xiao Wu herself. He couldn't exactly reveal that in public—it wouldn't be fair to Xiao Wu.

Xiao Wu's face flushed red with both anger and embarrassment. She hadn't expected Tang San's hearing to be so sharp—he had actually overheard them!

But the look on Xiao Wu's face made the others believe she was angry at Su Ming. What they didn't know was that Xiao Wu's redness stemmed from awkwardness and frustration. Tang San was totally out of line—was this really something to bring up here?

And as for Tang San claiming his feelings for her were genuine?

Xiao Wu didn't believe that for a second. She hadn't forgotten all the things Tang San did in the original story. Every time she was grievously injured or near death, he would suddenly unleash his full power and defeat his enemies at lightning speed.

If he was capable of defeating them, why let her get so severely injured first?

Not to mention, Tang San had gained a lot from her—her 100,000-year spirit ring, her spirit bones, and even Da Ming and Er Ming's spirit rings and bones.

Even though Tang San revived her in the end and returned her spirit ring and bones, he also managed to gain even more benefits for himself, wiping out all the 50,000-year spirit beasts in the Sunset Forest. So much for his promise to only hunt evil spirit beasts.

Tang San was such a hypocrite—if a spirit ring suited him, that meant the spirit beast was automatically evil, right?

In the end, Xiao Wu became the sheath for Tang San's Asura God Sword, a tool for him to use the power of the Asura God. She felt like she had lived as nothing more than a puppet, only existing so Tang San could exploit her, with no autonomy or agency of her own.

Xiao Wu snapped at Tang San, "Tang San, shut up! I know Su Ming better than you ever could. And as for who that woman was, it's none of your business. Don't take this chance to confess your feelings—your 'genuine' heart? I don't need it. Get lost!"

Xiao Wu truly hoped Tang San would just stay away from her. The sight of him disgusted her, and she didn't want to become his pawn again.

Su Ming's voice dropped low as he said, "Tang San, let's end this here. Knowing more won't do you any favors."

"Also, you're just a coward who only relies on sneaky tricks to express your feelings for Xiao Wu. Do you think we don't already know about your feelings for her? You're too obvious."

"If you could come out and confess like a man, I might even respect you. Worst-case scenario, you'd get beaten up by Xiao Wu for it, but at least I'd think better of you."

"But instead, you act like a ninja turtle, always hiding, always scheming. You're a coward."

"And now I understand why you're so obsessed with hidden weapons—'hidden' is the key word. You rely on sneak attacks, which just shows how little confidence you have in your own strength. It's the behavior of a coward."

Tang San: ...

Tang San retorted, "In a real battle, as long as I win, who cares about the means?"

To Tang San's surprise, Su Ming actually nodded in agreement. "You're right about that—people usually care about the results, not the methods. I won't argue with that."

"But what I'm saying is that since you've invested so much in creating all these hidden weapons, doesn't that reveal something about your character? Hidden weapons rely on ambush and deception—so what does that say about you?"

Many of those present found Su Ming's argument surprisingly reasonable.

For those who knew about hidden weapons, they felt that having a powerful one for self-defense was certainly useful, but they wouldn't go out of their way to study them deeply. Most people still relied on their martial spirits and personal strength.

This was the mindset of most on the continent during this time—only developments related to martial spirits saw significant progress, while other fields stagnated.

Even soul tools mainly existed to store items, which is why storage soul tools had become prevalent.

Not giving Tang San a chance to respond, Su Ming continued, adding fuel to the fire: "Or are you telling me these hidden weapons aren't your own inventions, but something you stole from somewhere?"

Hearing this, Tang San's heart skipped a beat—Su Ming had guessed right. But since no one in this world knew about the old Tang Sect, wasn't it fair to say he was the one who had 'created' them?

Tang San kept his tone neutral as he replied, "The designs and structures of these hidden weapons are, of course, my own creations."

As Tang San spoke, he tried his best to maintain a calm expression, not revealing any signs of guilt.

Su Ming scoffed to himself. No wonder they call you a backstabbing little rat. Lying comes so naturally to you.

Su Ming waved his hand dismissively. "Whether you came up with them or not, only you know for sure. I don't need to say anything more."

"Everyone here, aside from Dai Mubai, Oscar, and Ma Hongjun, has been with us at Shrek since the beginning. They can judge your character for themselves."

Ignoring this, Tang San turned back to Xiao Wu, still trying to persuade her to leave Su Ming. "Xiao Wu, what's so good about Su Ming? He admitted there was another woman in his room that night. Why are you still defending him?"

"Why not choose me? Su Ming knows talismans, and I know hidden weapons. Plus, I'm a twin martial spirit user—my talent is definitely better than his. If you stay with me, I'll protect you no matter what danger comes our way."

"Someone as pure and virtuous as me is hard to find!"

Xiao Wu sneered, "Who I choose is none of your business, Mr. Pure and Virtuous! You make me sick. And as for that hotel incident—can you just shut up about it already?"

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